Angiras- Hindu FigureMortal"Prajapati"
Also known as: Angirasa, अङ्गिरस्, and Aṅgiras
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Titles & Epithets
PrajapatiSaptarishi
Domains
fire ritualssacred hymns
Description
From Brahma's mind he springs forth, a sage whose mastery of fire and sacred chant founds a lineage of priests. His descendants, the Angirasas, fill the Rigvedic hymns with their invocations.
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